Load demand forecasting in air conditioning a rotor Hopfield neural network approach optimized by a new optimization algorithm by Mingguang Liu, Weibo Zhao, Ying Zhou, Mahdiyeh Eslami

“…The RHNN/FO-SOA method may contribute to improve energy performance and reduce costs in air conditioners, shown by the findings.…”
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Mercado de trabajo y pandemia en España: una geografía de los ERTEs by Ricardo Méndez, Simón Sánchez-Moral

“…Los resultados confirman que los ERTEs han permitido amortiguar el impacto de esta crisis, a diferencia de lo ocurrido en la crisis financiera de 2008, en donde la aplicación de políticas neoliberales de austeridad provocó un elevado coste social. De este modo, allí donde se ha alcanzado un mayor nivel de cobertura, se observa el comportamiento “reactivo” de muchas provincias turísticas del litoral mediterráneo, además de Madrid y Barcelona. …”
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Validity of IMUs in Comparison to a Marker-Based-Motion Capture System for Spatio-Temporal Parameters During Wheelchair Propulsion by Lukas Karner, Lucas Schreff, Rainer Abel, Roy Müller

“…Conclusions: The spatio-temporal parameters recorded using inertial measurement units are suitable for the evaluation of manual wheelchair propulsion and can be used in a clinical context. The low acquisition costs and simple installation process may increase the use of inertial measurement units in the future.…”
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Hybrid AC/DC Collection and HVDC Transmission Topology for Large-scale Offshore Wind Farms by Wang Xiang, Rui Tu, Mingyu Han, Jinyu Wen

“…This scheme suffers from high costs for collection systems and offshore platforms when the capacity of offshore wind farms increases. …”
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Aerodynamic drag between two cyclists: OverPressure push and effect of wheel rotation by Sébastien Térol, Antony Costes, Sébastien Ricciardi, Emmanuel Brunet, Georges Soto-Romero

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Hand-rearing reduces fear of humans in European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris. by Gesa Feenders, Melissa Bateson

“…In demonstrating reduced fear of humans in hand-reared birds, our results support one of the proposed welfare benefits of this practice, but without further data on the possible welfare costs of hand-rearing, it is not yet possible to reach a general conclusion about its net welfare impact. …”
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SMMEs’ business mindset on tax compliance in North West: Perceptions and challenges by Janine Myburg, Daniel Schutte

“…Results: Five primary themes emerged from the analysis: compliance motivators and strategies, systemic challenges stemming from knowledge gaps and communication deficits, government perception, resource limitations and compliance costs and enforcement effectiveness. The findings revealed that deterrence factors, such as penalties and imprisonment, rather than moral obligations, primarily drove tax compliance. …”
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MPP: A Novel Algorithm for Estimating Vehicle Space Headways from a Single Image by Zhi Yu, Qianyin Jiang, Xiying Li

“…Traditional space headway calculation methods are facing the problems of large errors and high costs. This paper presents a novel algorithm based on measurement point pairs (MPPs) to estimate the real-time microcosmic vehicle space headway from single images in existing traffic surveillance videos and images without any additional equipment. …”
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Progress in plant genome sequencing: research directions by M. K. Bragina, D. A. Afonnikov, E. A. Salina

“…As a result of an improved genome assembly and analysis methods, genome sequencing costs plummeted and the number of high-quality plant genome sequences is constantly growing. …”
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The existing state of knowledge about sleep health in community-dwelling older persons – a scoping review by Sandra Öberg, Christina Sandlund, Björn Westerlind, Deborah Finkel, Lennarth Johansson

“…Older persons with at least two or more poor sleep health dimensions might have increased risk for depression, higher healthcare costs and mortality, while self-reported better sleep health might be associated with lower odds of frailty.Conclusion Future research is needed to confirm the findings by investigating the multidimensional concept of sleep health in a general older population. …”
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Study on Evolution Mechanism of Agricultural Trade Network of RCEP Countries—Complex System Analysis Based on the TERGM Model by Shasha Ding, Li Wang, Qianchen Zhou

“…The leading mode of South–South trade promotes the regional economic order to shift from the traditional vertical division of labor to multiple coordination. (3) The evolution of trade network system is driven by multiple factors: endogenous reciprocity and network expansion are the core structural driving forces; synergistic optimization of supply and demand matching between economic and financial development to promote system upgrading; geographical proximity and cultural convergence effectively reduce transaction costs and enhance system connectivity, but geographical distance is still the key system constraint that restricts the integration of marginal countries. …”
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Short-term physiological responses of Pinus koraiensis Siebold & Zucc. and Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. seedlings to elevated CO2 by Iereh Kim, Myeongja Kwak, Juyeong Kim, Suyoung Woo

“…Notably, enhanced biochemical traits did not translate into increased biomass in either species, likely due to nutrient constraints or elevated respiratory costs. Meanwhile, P. koraiensis exhibited an overall increase in photosynthesis at later stages, mainly driven by developmental timing rather than CO2 itself. …”
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The Role of Foreign Property Laws in Stimulating Sustainable Real Estate Development in Dahab, South Sinai governate, Egypt by ENAS Hafiz

“…While cultural diversity enriches the city’s appeal, it also brings planning challenges, including rising living costs and pressure on infrastructure.The real estate market in Dahab displays mixed signals: of the 4,605 buildings surveyed, most are residential, with a notable number of vacant or under-construction properties, indicating both investment potential and market saturation. …”
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Galatea is a new variety of winter wheat for the Central Region of the Russian Federation by O. V. Levakova, M. I. Kostanyants

“…The calculation of economic efficiency based on the market value of the product, production costs and yield has shown that when growing the new Galatea variety, the largest conditional net income of 58780 rubles/ha had been obtained, the level of profitability was 18.0 % higher compared to the Angeline standard variety and 34.0 % higher than the most popular variety in the region, Moskovskaya 39. …”
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Using traffic data to identify land-use characteristics based on ensemble learning approaches by Jiahui Zhao, Zhibin Li, Pan Liu

“…One limitation of land-use identification practices is that they are based on theoretical-driven models using survey and socioeconomic data, which are often considered costly and time consuming. Another limitation is that most of these identification methods cannot incorporate the effect of daily human activity, resulting in some significant spatial heterogeneity being ignored. …”
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Tele-nursing awareness, needs, and related influences in T2DM patients: qualitative descriptive study by Jian Zhou, Xinxin Fan, Qiulin Xie, Hong Qi, Zongting Luo

“…However, the adoption of tele-nursing is influenced by factors such as service accessibility, scope, technological challenges, and associated costs. Tele-nursing should address the specialized nursing needs of T2DM patients by leveraging remote technology to provide personalized and flexible care options that align with their evolving requirements.…”
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Reducing insecticide use in broad-acre grains production: an Australian study. by Sarina Macfadyen, Darryl C Hardie, Laura Fagan, Katia Stefanova, Kym D Perry, Helen E DeGraaf, Joanne Holloway, Helen Spafford, Paul A Umina

“…For canola, we found that plots that used insecticide seed treatments were most likely to deliver a yield benefit; however other insecticides appear to be unnecessary and economically costly. When considering wheat, none of the insecticide inputs provided an economically justifiable yield gain. …”
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A Systematic Mapping Study on Machine Learning Techniques Applied for Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance in the Manufacturing Sector by Thuy Linh Jenny Phan, Ingolf Gehrhardt, David Heik, Fouad Bahrpeyma, Dirk Reichelt

“…Efficiency enables the company to maintain the required output while reducing production effort or costs. With the increasing interest in process automation and the Internet of things since Industry 4.0 was introduced, such shop floors are growing in complexity. …”
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Comparison of pre-trained models for domain-specific entity extraction from student report documents by Antonina V. Melnikova, Marina S. Vorobeva, Anna V. Glazkova

“…Additionally, automating the document processing workflow reduces the labor costs associated with manual processing. As training material for training models, expert-annotated student report documents were used. …”
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Robust Expansion Planning of Distribution Network in Presence of Electric Vehicles to Improve Economic Parameters and Reduce Energy Consumption by Mahyar Abasi, Javad Ebrahimi, Shirin Besati

“…The results indicate that having EV charging stations in the network can be advantageous as it improves reliability and reduces network costs.…”
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